Adobe Issues call for entries to 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

To recognize teaching excellence, Adobe has introduced three new categories for faculty. It has also added student categories in game design, Web analytics and mobile analytics to award advances in these burgeoning areas. The awards ceremony will take place during the International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress in Taipei, Taiwan in October 2011. For the third consecutive year, Icograda (International Council of Graphic Design Associations) is endorsing and supporting these prestigious student awards. Free to enter, the competition is open to students, faculty members, and staff members of higher education institutions throughout the world.

Starting this year, the new faculty-and-staff categories are: Innovation in Education in Interactive Media, Innovation in Education in Video and Motion, and Innovation in Education in Traditional Media. In addition, students have more opportunities to be acknowledged. They can enter twice per category throughout the call for entries period and submit work for three judging sessions. Semifinalists will be selected during each judging session in all student categories except Web Analytics and Mobile Analytics. Submission deadlines are Jan. 28, 2011; April 29, 2011; and June 24, 2011. Finalists will be invited to attend the awards ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan in October 2011 and awarded software and cash prizes.